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The Creation of the Sun and Moon When the mysterious visitor returned, he again pulled her hair and ran out, but this time he got ashes on his hands. The girl went to the dance hall and realized that the marked individual was her brother. Angry, the girl grabbed a torch and ran away. Her brother grabbed his own torch and followed in quick pursuit. They both ran so fast that they took off into the air and the girl became the sun and her brother, whose torch went out, became the moon.TRANSCRIPT
Stories passed from
generation to generation
The Creation of the Sun and Moon
The people were at a drum dance. A young girl hid herself alone in an igloo. While she was in the igloo, someone entered the igloo, blew out the light, pulled her hair, and ran out again. She wanted to find out who did this, so she put some ashes on her hair and waited.
The Creation of the Sun and MoonWhen the mysterious
visitor returned, he again pulled her hair and ran out, but this time he got ashes on his hands. The girl went to the dance hall and realized that the marked individual was her brother. Angry, the girl grabbed a torch and ran away. Her brother grabbed his own torch and followed in quick pursuit. They both ran so fast that they took off into the air and the girl became the sun and her brother, whose torch went out, became the moon.
It is a vague term, either referring to stories of ancient heroes, saints, or ordinary men and women which are usually handed down by oral tradition and are accepted as historical. Legends are usually distinguishable from a myth, which deals with gods.
What is a
Legend?
What are the
different types of
Legends?
Legends fall into
4 categories…
Origin Instructional
Which include “Trickster”
Moral or Sacred Entertainment
Many legends fit into more than one category.
Why do you think this is?
Are usedto explain ancestry
and where Inuit came from
Legends of Origin
ResourcesBooks: Tikkatoo's Journey: An Eskimo Folk Tale
by Amanda Loverseed The Spirit of Canada by Barbara Hehner Eight Inuit Myths by Alex Spalding
The Woman with Long Hair The Loon and the Raven
Internet Sites: Creation, An Inuit Tale The Early Years Crow Brings the Daylight The First Tears The Story of Qisaruatsiaq Origin of Light
Where to find some Legends on Origins
Instructional LegendsLegends used to teach the young and remind the old
ResourcesBooks: The White Archer: An Eskimo Legend by James Houston More Tales from the Igloo by Agnes Nanogak
The Boy Who Wouldn’t Listen The Girl Who Sank in Quicksand The Old Couple Who Caught a Baby A Wealthy Man’s Daughter
Internet Sites: Cannibal Basket Woman Defeated by Clever Kids How Selfishness Was Rewarded Being Still at Night
Entertainment
Legends used to amuse
ResourcesBooks:
More Tales from the Igloo by Agnes Nanogak including:
Siksik, the SquirrelAvingalok, the Lemming Sister and BrotherToktovak, the MooseTologalok, the Old CrowToligak, the Sandpiper
The Grandfathers Speak By Hitakonanu’laxk including: Rainbow Crow
Internet Sites:The Raven Steals the LightRaven’s Great AdventureHow Fox Saved the People
Moral or Scared
Used to teach beliefs of the Spiritual world
ResourcesBooks:
Ytek and the Arctic Orchid by Garnett Hewitt
The Grandfathers Speak by Hitakonanu’laxk including The Mastodon The Lenape Creation
Internet Sites: Eskimo Story Of The Northern Lights Spirits of the Sky The Legend of Sedna The Sea Goddess The Artist and the Raven Kajutaijuq, The Evil Spirit That Comes Kiviok, The Most Powerful Shaman Kivioq
More resources containing all the types of legends.
Other Internet Connections:
Inuit Art of CanadaThem Days…Inuit Art ZoneFirst PeopleLibrary & Archives of Canada Canada’s Arctic
The Snow Walker (2003) Directed by Charles Martin SmithThe Fast Runner Directed by Zacharias Kunuk Shadow of the Wolf (1993) Directed by Jacques DorfmannIn the Footsteps of the Inuit: The History of Nunavik. A production of Kativik School Board Educational Television ; Levy Entertainment.
The Savage Innocents Directed by Nicholas Ray
Books:James Houston’s Treasury of Inuit Legends by James A. HoustonFour Winds Indian Books – a list of many titlesAkavak: An Inuit-Eskimo Legend by James A. Houston Inuit Myths, Legends and Songs by Bernadette DriscollHow Kabloonaat Became and Other Inuit Legends by Mark KalluakThe White Archer By James A. HoustonThe Inuit Imagination: Arctic Myth and Sculpture by Harold SeidelmanLegends of the Elders by John Friesen
Movies:
Folklore
Myths or Mythology Traditions
Fable
TaleUse Inuit or
Eskimo
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Inquirers of the Legend Pathfinder
The recent collecting and documenting of these stories in booksand on the internet has made this quest less intense.
Due to the fact that legends are passed between generations orally, researching this topic may be difficult, but it is definitely worth the challenge!
To find other legends, use the various search engines and search words listed here, but
don’t be afraid to use others!
Keep in mind when reading these legends, that many have been translated from various dialects directly to English. This means that some stories may not be in the English format we are used to.
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